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People Vs. Demetrio Nunez Y Dubduban

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DEMETRIO NUNEZ Y DUBDUBAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128875 | 1999-07-08

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For sheer carelessness of the prosecutors in this case in ensuring that the information contains all the essential allegations, a man who deserves no less than the supreme penalty of death for violating his own flesh and blood gets off with a sentence of reclusion perpetua.

Complainant Janeth Nuñez was born on August 30, 1981 to Demetrio Nuñez and Nelia Ebay. When her mother took on a job as domestic helper in Guam, Janeth stayed on with her father and younger brother in Lower Cabantian, Buhangin, Davao City.

On January 17, 1996, at around 10:00 p.m., complainant was roused from her sleep and discovered...